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Non-Tech : Philip Morris - A Stock For Wealth Or Poverty (MO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: don kramer who wrote (1713)	6/2/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: Brian Malloy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6439

The longer this tobacco bill stretches out, the more the American public sees that it has nothing to do with health or children's smoking or any of the other "politically correct" shrouds they are throwing over it. It is all about money and pork politics. Witness this article from Sunday's Washington post. I have extracted a few paragraphs but take the time to read the full article. The governments actions are just disgraceful. In WWII, Korea, and Vietnam they were responsible for getting many of these soldiers exposed and "hooked" on cigarettes. Now they want to run, yet they want to put tobacco on the hook, yet they plan to spend the money on highways. Draw your own conclusions. Veterans Livid About 'Willful Misconduct' Tag on Smokers Veterans groups were furious last week when Congress voted to finance the pending highway bill by denying billions of dollars to veterans suffering from tobacco-related illnesses. This week, the groups were stunned to discover that the lawmakers actually went further than that and declared any veteran who smoked on active duty could be considered to have engaged in "willful misconduct." ... What the Congress has done is to "retroactively redefine conduct that was not only legal but was also encouraged by the military," said Phil Budahn, a spokesman for the American Legion, the nation's largest veterans organization. He and other veterans noted that the military provided free cigarettes to service personnel as recently as the Vietnam War. ... Until the highway bill came along, Congress had avoided the issue. Because denying the tobacco benefits would create a budgetary savings of as much as $23.8 billion over five years, promoters of the highway bill latched on to the idea as a way to pay for increased highway spending. PVA's Fuller said Congress simply saw the VA as "a cash cow" and used the veterans' money for bridges and highways. "They saw the money and that's all they wanted to do," said Dave Autry, associate national director of Disabled American Veterans. washingtonpost.com

To: don kramer who wrote (1713)	6/9/1998 2:03:00 PM
From: don kramer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6439

! LEBOW Updates Filing To Sell 44.9% Stake In BROOKE GRP- Dow Jones also, note that this week , in the 4th Appellate Court, in, W.Virginia, a three- judge Federal Appeals court, hears arguments, regarding the FDA jurisdiction. This is an appeal to overturn, the Federal Judge ruling in Richmond, VA, last year, regarding FDA and nicotine as a drug. a win hear, is a formidable win for Tobacco. also, remember, June 11 , MO goes ex-dividend. dk p.s., have you talked with your neighbor, recently, about, taxes, and the federal government. Do it this week end. Remember, we rarely loose All our freedoms, All at once. There is an 800 number you and your neighbor can call, to make your views to your congressperson. Supported by the Tobacco companies. Get it from the radio and news advertisements. Someone, post that number, today, (I do not have it just at my desk). dk